Hydatostega viridiflos

Hydatostega viridiflos is a species of long-legged fly in the family Dolichopodidae.[1][2][3][4]

Hydatostega viridiflos
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Dolichopodidae
Subfamily: Hydrophorinae
Tribe: Hydrophorini
Genus: Hydatostega
Species:
H. viridiflos
Binomial name
Hydatostega viridiflos
(Walker, 1852)
Synonyms[1]
  • Hydatostega virdiflos (Walker, 1852)
  • Medetera intentus Aldrich, 1911
  • Medeterus viridiflos Walker, 1852

Subspecies

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There are three known subspecies of H. viridiflos:

  • Hydatostega viridiflos fulvidorsum (Van Duzee, 1925)
  • Hydatostega viridiflos gratiosa (Aldrich, 1911)[5]
  • Hydatostega viridiflos viridiflos (Walker, 1852)

According to BugGuide, H. v. viridflos is found along the coast of Northeast North America, while the other subspecies are found in Western North America.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Hydatostega viridiflos Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Hydatostega viridiflos". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ Pollet, Marc A. A.; Brooks, Scott E.; Cumming, Jeffrey M. (2004). "Catalog of the Dolichopodidae (Diptera) of America North of Mexico". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 2004 (283): 1–114. doi:10.1206/0003-0090(2004)283<0001:COTDDO>2.0.CO;2.
  4. ^ Aldrich, J. M. (1911). "A revision of the North American species of the dipterous genus Hydrophorus" (PDF). Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. 18 (2): 45–70, 1 pl. doi:10.1155/1911/237109. Retrieved 8 June 2016.